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St. Tammany Parish Grand Jury Indicts Slidell Woman
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 7, 2024 St. Tammany Parish Grand Jury Indicts Slidell Woman For Murder in the Death of a Fellow Inmate COVINGTON - Interim District Attorney J. Collin Sims reports that on February 7, 2024, a St. Tammany Parish grand jury indicted Sarah...
Washington Parish Grand Jury Indicts Man and Woman of First-Degree Murder
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 7, 2024 Washington Parish Grand Jury Indicts Man and Woman of First-Degree Murder FRANKLINTON - Interim District Attorney J. Collin Sims reports that on February 6, 2024, a Washington Parish grand jury indicted Journell Nelson, age 20 of...
Washington Parish Jury Finds Bogalusa Man Guilty of Raping Young Child
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Washington Parish Jury Finds Bogalusa Man Guilty of Raping Young Child January 31, 2024 COVINGTON—Interim District Attorney Collin Sims reports that on January 26, 2024, a Washington Parish jury found Joshua May, 31, of Bogalusa, guilty of...
Washington Parish Jury Finds Bogalusa Man Guilty of 2nd Degree Murder and He Now Faces a Life Sentence
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Washington Parish Jury Finds Bogalusa Man Guilty of 2nd Degree Murder andHe Now Faces a Life Sentence January 30, 2024 COVINGTON—Interim District Attorney Collin Sims reports that on January 26, 2024, a Washington Parish jury, after deliberating...
Slidell Couple Found Guilty of First-Degree Rape of a Six-year-old Child and Now Face Mandatory Life Sentences
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Slidell Couple Found Guilty of First-Degree Rape of a Six-year-old Child and Now Face Mandatory Life Sentences January 30, 2024 COVINGTON – Collin Sims, Interim District Attorney, reports that on January 26, 2024, after prosecutors Iain Dover and...
Louisiana Supreme Court Denies Former Sheriff Rodney “Jack” Strain’s Request to Reverse His Conviction
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 17, 2024 Louisiana Supreme Court Denies Former Sheriff Rodney “Jack” Strain’s Request to Reverse His Conviction The Office of Interim District Attorney J. Collin Sims...
Man Pleads Guilty and Is Sentenced to 40 Years for 2020 Manslaughter
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Man Pleads Guilty and Is Sentenced to 40 Years for 2020 Manslaughter January 10, 2024 District Attorney Collin Sims (Interim) reports that Jo’Andre Lecasso Dawson, age 24, from Angie, Louisiana, pled guilty...
Washington and St. Tammany Parish Interim District Attorney, J. Collin Sims Speaks with Newell Normand on WWL
Folsom Man Pleads Guilty and is Sentenced on Rape and Burglary Charges
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Folsom Man Pleads Guilty and is Sentenced on Rape and Burglary Charges December 6, 2023 FRANKLINTON – Collin Sims, District Attorney (Interim) reports that today, Sean Douglas Burns, age 32, of Folsom, pled guilty after a jury had been selected...
Covington Man Pleads Guilty and is Sentenced on 200 Counts of Possession of Pornography Involving Juveniles Under the Age of 13
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 6, 2023 Covington Man Pleads Guilty and is Sentenced on 200 Counts of Possession of PornographyInvolving Juveniles Under the Age of 13 COVINGTON – J. Collin Sims, Interim District Attorney, reports that Benjamin Edward Evers, age 40,...